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Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (née Cunliffe; 24 November 1897 – 20 February 1953) was a tennis player from Great Britain who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
Full nameDorothy Cunliffe Shepherd-Barron
Country (sports)Great Britain
Born(1897-11-24)24 November 1897
Beighton, England
Died20 February 1953(1953-02-20) (aged 55)
Melbourn, England
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1926)
WimbledonQF (1921, 1924)
US OpenQF (1931)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1931)
US OpenF (1929)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonF (1923, 1924, 1934)
Team competitions
Wightman CupW (1924)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1924 Paris Doubles

Tennis career


At the 1924 Summer Olympics she teamed with Evelyn Colyer to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles event. In the singles event, she reached the quarterfinals, losing to Julie Vlasto.

Between 1920 and 1939, she participated in 15 editions of the Wimbledon Championships. In the singles event, her best result was reaching the quarterfinals in 1921 (losing to Mabel Clayton) and 1924 (losing to Phyllis Satterthwaite.[2] She reached the final of the Wimbledon doubles event in 1929 with Phyllis Howkins Covell, losing in straight sets to compatriots Peggy Saunders Michell and Phoebe Holcroft Watson, a result that was repeated in the final of the U.S. National Championships. Two years later, in 1931, she and partner Phyllis Mudford King won the doubles title, defeating Doris Metaxa Howard and Josane Sigart in three sets.[3]

In mixed doubles, she was a Grand Slam finalist on four occasions, partnering Lewis Deane, Leslie Godfree and Bunny Austin.


Personal life


On 23 September 1921, she married engineer Wilfred Shepherd-Barron in Bombay, India. One of their sons is John Shepherd-Barron, credited as the inventor of the ATM, and their youngest son, Richard Shepherd-Barron, was a racong driver in the 1950s and 1960s, finishing 13th overall at the 1962 Le Mans race. She died in a car accident in Cambridgeshire on 20 February 1953.


Grand Slam finals



Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)


Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1929WimbledonGrass Phyllis Howkins Covell Peggy Michell
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
6–4, 8–6
Loss1929U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Phyllis Howkins Covell Peggy Michell
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win1931WimbledonGrass Phyllis Mudford King Doris Metaxa Howard
Josane Sigart
3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)


Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1923WimbledonGrass Lewis Deane Elizabeth Ryan
Randolph Lycett
4–6, 5–7
Loss1924WimbledonGrass Leslie Godfree Kitty McKane
John Gilbert
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1931French ChampionshipsClay Bunny Austin Betty Nuthall
Patrick Spence
3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss1934WimbledonGrass Bunny Austin Dorothy Round
Tatsuyoshi Miki
6–3, 4–6, 0–6

References


  1. "Dorothy Shepherd-Barron". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "Wimbledon players archive – Dorothy Shepherd Barron (Shepherd)". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  3. "Wimbledon draws archive – 1931 Ladies' Doubles". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.



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[de] Dorothy Shepherd-Barron

Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (* 24. November 1897 in Beighton, Norfolk; † 20. Februar 1953 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire) war eine britische Tennisspielerin der frühen 1930er Jahre und die Mutter des Bankautomaten-Erfinders John Shepherd-Barron.
- [en] Dorothy Shepherd-Barron

[it] Dorothy Shepherd-Barron

Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, nata Cunliffe (Beighton, 24 novembre 1897 – Melbourn, 20 febbraio 1953), è stata una tennista britannica.



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